This wine tour features a delicious sampling of cupcakes from a local bakery.
Your group will be picked up by an air-conditioned shuttle in the morning. We will preview the day and head up to Santa Ynez Valley. Once there, you will enjoy wine tasting at three of the area's best wineries. Wineries visited vary based on availability. Your group will visit beautiful Los Olivos and enjoy an incredible cupcake and wine tasting. Your guides will cover local human history and insight into the wine region along the way.
Included:
Pickup included
Explore the stunning vineyards and quaint towns of the Santa Ynez Valley while our guide shares some of the history and wine production secrets of the valley. We will visit three full production wineries and lunch will be enjoyed amidst the vineyards. We spend about an hour at each winery and allow approximately an hour for lunch at one of those stops. We have a few "local favorites" that we may visit on this tour, with great reviews from our clients and guides. You can read more about our partner wineries on our website.
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
We pick up at all hotels and private accommodations in Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley. Alternatively, we can pick you up at the Santa Barbara Visitors Center at 1 Garden St, Santa Barbara, CA. Departure Point: Your accommodation or the Santa Barbara Visitor Center (Garden St.) Address: Santa Barbara Visitor Center parking lot, 1 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (unless hotel/residence pick up is arranged) Directions to the Santa Barbara Visitor Center (Garden St. Parking Lot) From the South: Take Hwy 101 North toward Santa Barbara. As you enter the Santa Barbara area, exit at 96B Garden St./Laguna. Keep left to take the Garden St. ramp. Turn left onto Garden St. Drive .4 mi. across the train tracks and turn right. Park in the lot just behind the Santa Barbara Visitor Center (1 Garden St., at the intersection of Cabrillo and Garden). Parking fees may apply. Your wine guide will meet you in the Visitor Center parking lot by the restrooms. From the North: Take Hwy 101 South toward Santa Barbara. As you enter the Santa Barbara area take the Garden St. Exit, 96B. Turn right at the end of the off-ramp onto Garden St. Drive .4 mi. across the train tracks and turn right. Park in the lot just behind the Santa Barbara Visitor Center (1 Garden St., at the intersection of Cabrillo and Garden). Parking fees may apply. Your wine guide will meet you in the Visitor Center parking lot by the restrooms.
Please let us know where you would like to be picked up at least 48 hours before departure & please bring ID in case confirmation that guests are of legal drinking age is needed. Pick-up times range from 9:30am to 10:45 am based on your pick-up location. Pick-up times will be confirmed via email the day before your trip. It is important for you to review your email after 5pm the day before your tour to confirm your pick-up time. If we do not hear from you with a pickup location 48 hours or more in advance, we will pick you up at the Santa Barbara Visitor's Center at 1 Garden St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. While we do have reusable water bottles available for your use, you are encouraged to bring your own if preferred. Gratuity: Our guides do their best to ensure you have a great time. It is customary, but optional, to tip your guide if you had a positive experience. Guide gratuity is not included in your reservation fee and may be paid directly to your guide (15-20% is standard). We are also happy to apply additional gratuity via credit card at any time by calling our office. To help speed up the check-in process, please use the link below to have all guests complete their waivers prior to arrival. Each guest must have their own signed waiver and the same link can be used for each guest: https://tinyurl.com/WineWaiver Lunch: Must be submitted to [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to trip departure or selections will be made for you. The lunch menu is linked below. Guests may opt for a sandwich OR salad via email with the number(s) associated with the sandwich or the name of the salad they would prefer. Menu: https://tinyurl.com/PaninosLosOlivosMenu Typical Itinerary: • Hotel Pickups — 9:30-10:45am • Tour: + 1st Winery Tasting — 11:00am - 12:00pm + 2nd Winery Tasting & Lunch — 12:30-2:15pm + 3rd Winery Tasting — 2:30-3:30pm • Hotel Dropoffs — 4:45-5:15pm